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Full nameJoão Paulo Ferreira Lourenço
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityBrazil
Age28
Date of birth7 Sept 1997
BirthplaceBelo Horizonte
Height169 cm
Shirt number#97
ClubCeara
Central midfielder
33
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
1422
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ceara.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A332114226.85
Copa do Nordeste600448
Cearense - 1810347
Copa Do Brasil400286.6

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Lourenço is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Ceara, rated 44.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 202nd of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (42.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lourenço.

Judged on this season alone, Lourenço graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 63 of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 2.722 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Lourenço, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 31st of 63 of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 28 Lourenço is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.7 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential31st of 63 central midfielders · Serie ACurrent season34th of 63 central midfielders · Serie A34th-best central midfielder in the Serie A202nd in the Serie A · potential31st-highest potential central midfielder in the Serie A
44.6
Ratingi
31st of 63 central midfielders
22.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
42.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.72
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Ceara finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side

2.72
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
15
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 42.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.6, Lourenço carries the 31st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A of 63, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Ceara finished 17th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target10
Shots20

Passing

Assists1

Possession

Successful dribbles11
Dribble success57.9%
Fouls won22

Defending

Tackles22
Interceptions15
Blocks6
Fouls committed31

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.